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Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators in Alabama

Is Alabama a good place for you to work as an Underground Mining Loading Machine Operator?

-6% Jobs Projection

$41,720 Median Salary

20 Job Openings

While jobs for Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators in Alabama are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

Employment for Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators in Alabama is expected to decrease.
Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators in Alabama earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators Work in Alabama?

100 people worked as Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 80 Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 145 Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators working in it, which means Alabama has fewer Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators than average.

Job Projections for Alabama

Jobs for Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 5.6% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -3.8%.

Alabama Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 20 annual Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators job openings in Alabama, and 170 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 300 annual jobs and 2,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators Make in Alabama?

In 2018 wages for Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators ranged from $33,710 to $59,060 with $41,720 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $16.2 to $28.39. The median hourly rate was $20.06.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $17.93 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $2.13.

The median salary in Alabama is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Alabama Metros for Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	50	$40,420

Top States for Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators Employment

The table below shows the states where most Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
West Virginia	820	$57,550
Texas	230	$37,100
Ohio	170	$39,210
Pennsylvania	120	$60,730
Alabama	100	$41,720
Colorado	90	$59,440

Below are the states where Underground Mining Loading Machine Operators get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Pennsylvania	$60,730
Colorado	$59,440
West Virginia	$57,550
Kentucky	$42,270
Alabama	$41,720
Ohio	$39,210
Vermont	$38,540
Iowa	$38,060
Texas	$37,100

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